Ythier E., 2021. – The southwesternmost scorpion species in Europe: Buthus gabani sp. n. from Cape St. Vincent, Algarve, Portugal (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Faunitaxys, 9(25): 1 – 6. 

https://doi.org/10.57800/faunitaxys-9(25) -  http://zoobank.org/8E5ECF1D-D9E0-463A-8F5F-DF2C6071127D

Abstract. – A new species of Buthus is described on the basis of one male and one female collected from Cape St. Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente), located in the Algarve region, in the South of Portugal. This new scorpion taxon represents the 3rd known species of the genus Buthus reported from Portugal and the 14th reported from the Iberian Peninsula. In light of recent studies on the genus Buthus in the Iberian Peninsula (Teruel & Turiel, 2020, 2021; Lourenço, 2021) and considering the geographical distribution presented by the new species with respect to the geographically closest species and their respective habitats, previous records of specimens from Algarve originally considered to belong to Buthus ibericus (Lourenço & Vachon, 2004; Teruel, 2005) are now considered to belong to the new species described here.

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